China News Service, Chongqing, April 3 (Zhang Xu, Luo Yaying) On April 3, the Chongqing Modern Seed Industry Innovation Base started construction in Tongnan District, Chongqing, helping Chongqing build a western seed industry highland.
The picture shows the start-up scene. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Tongnan District Committee
It is understood that the Chongqing Modern Seed Industry Innovation Base has a total investment of 350 million yuan and is located in Guilin Street, Tongnan District, Chongqing, covering an area of 2,000 acres. The base will focus on the identification, evaluation, creation and cultivation of new varieties of crop germplasm resources around rice, rape, corn, beans, etc., and carry out research and development of new technologies, new products and new models required by the modern agricultural industry system.
"The seed industry is the 'chip' of agriculture, and it is a landmark and leading project in building modern agriculture." Li Zhonglin, vice president of the Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that Chongqing's special climate of high temperature, high humidity, and little sunshine is the ideal choice for breeding high-quality, high-temperature, high-quality, A "natural breeding ground" for low-light and high-light-efficiency varieties, with the care and support of all parties, the base will be built into a scientific and technological innovation base with Chongqing recognition and national influence.
Li Zhonglin also revealed that in terms of overall planning, Chongqing Modern Seed Industry Innovation Base will focus on the integration of information technology (IT), biotechnology (BT), and intelligent technology (AT), build a breeding sharing platform, and build a factory-based and assembly-line breeding model. , and establish a "government, industry, academia, research and promotion" cooperation mechanism.
The picture shows the plant protection drone at the event. Photo by Luo Yaying
"Science and technology promote agriculture, and the seed industry takes the lead." According to the relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, in recent years, Chongqing has seized strategic opportunities for seed industry entrepreneurship and has established 10 seed industry science and technology enterprise alliances in rice, rape, and pigs. It has established two national-level seed production counties in Dianjiang and Tongnan and four national-level regional breeding bases for improved seeds in Beibei, Jiangjin, Wuxi and Fuling. (over)